Clothespin



w. B. CANNIFF 1,770,298

CLOTHE SPIN July 8, 1930.

Filed June 29, 1929 WITNESS: ATTdRNEY Patented Julyv 8, 1930 tango wAnwIoK B. cANnIrr, or mnnrnnton SAINT cnoixlivrnvnnsorn ono'rnnsrnv Application fiIed. June '29,

This invention "relatesto improvements in clothes plus and contemplates the provlsion of means included upon the upper portion thereof whereby the same may be hooked or looped over clothes line or the like in order that the clothes or garments suspended from the lower portion thereof will not be permitted to contact with the clothes line or wire in order to prevent the same from freeze ing thereto in cold weather, which'are frequently torn when removing the same there-- from. r ,v

Another object of the invention is thepro vision of a novel form of clothes engaging. means including upon the lower end portion of the device which owing to its peculiar construction may readily and easily engage the garments or clothes to be hung or suspin per se.

tached to a clothes line and supporting a garment from the lower end portion thereof Figure 2 is a side elevation of the clothes Figure 3 is a front {elevation thereof. Referring to the drawing in detaihwherein like characters of'reference denote corresponding parts, the reference; character 10 indicates a clothes lineor the like of which the present inventionis supported, and

forms no part of this application outside of being merely illustrated for purposes of illustration "only. I

In the presentinventiom and in order to provide the clothes opin as aforementioned I provide a singular length of wire whichmay be constructed of suitable metal or the like but which is preferably galvanized or rust proof in order that the same :will not drawing. A locking lorholding' ring is provided upontheupper po'rtionsjof the coinpanion; clothes pin memberslti and 18 respectively and which is adapted-to slide l 1929. SeriaLNo'. 374,724."

rust W hen subjected to dew, rain or thelike' so that the rust caused by the same will not fall therefrom on to the clothes or the like suspended from the lower end portions there of and the-disagreeable rust stains appearing upon clothing'when usedinother'types of o clothes pins will not occur. To this end Ii provide a singular length of wire which is bent upon itself adjacent the' intermediate portion thereof as clearly illustrated as at'll rand which'end portions extend in parallel relationupwardly and outwardly offset as at 12 in order to provide a suitable. opening or passage whereby the clothes line"10' or the like may be inserted therein order to support the Clothespin. The opposite end portion of the ends extend outwardly, rearwardly and downwardly as at 13, one end portion thereof is substantially offset as "at 14 and extends outwardly and inwardly and in order to provide aloop 15 and has provided upon'the lower end portion thereof a companion clothes pin member 16. Thecorresponding end portion being correspondxingly bent or offset as at 16 and extends in the same outward and inward curvature in order to provlde a loop 17 and which has 1ts QPPQSllZS' end portion nnbedded 1n the upper portion of a companion clothes pin member 18. -These companion clothes pin members 16 and-1'8 respectively includeinner fitting cut-out portionsl9and 20 respectively which 1 i i are adapted to'iengage or receive clothing or the like as in dicated at 21 in Figure l of the downwardly thereon when theclothes' pins are in-engagementwith the clothes orthelike 2 1. in order that the spring tension of the loops 15 and 17 respectively will be checked inordrthat the said clothes pin members 16 and ISrespe'ctive'ly will firmly engage the clothingp2l in order to. prevent accidental. 951

(displacement of the clothing thereon.

I 'In'the use and operation-of the present invention it' would: beclearly apparent that upon passing the intermediate bent; portion ll ofl the supporting meansover and'upon the clothes line 10 that owing to the ofi set portion 12 thereof a suitable opening will be provided between the sides of the supporting means in order to freely receive said clothes line 10. hen it is desirous or. engaging clothing or vice versa the loop portions 15 and 17 are grasped in one hand and compressed in order to space or spread the companion clothes pin members 16 and 18 respectively and when compressing the same the thumb nail of the same hand may engage the ring 22 in order to push the same upwardly and free "from engagement with the outer side walls of the companion clothes pin members 16 and 18 in order to allow the same to spread a maxinum distance in order to receive clothing or the like of all thicknesses. After the clothes 21 or the like have been inserted between and engaging the cut-out portions 19 and 20 of the companion clothes pin members 16 and 18 the clothes pin members are then grasped r compressed against the clothing in order to force the same into the cut-out portions therein and upon sliding the ring 22 downwardly upon the upper end portions thereof the same will be locked in the position desired in order to support the clothing. i

It is also to be noted that owing to the peculiar construction of the above mentioned invention that a pair of gloves or the like may be worn when hanging up or taking down clothing in order to prevent the hands from freezing or engaging of the cold ire composing the supporting means of the clothes pin owing to the fact that only a minimum amount 01 stress is required upon the looped portionslo and 17 thereof in order to expand the companion clothes pin members 16 and 18 respectively. If it is desirous of taking down the clothing without removing the companion clothes pin members 16 and 1 from the clothing 21 the intermediate por tion 11 may be lifted outwardly in order to become disengaged from the clothes line 10 whereby all of the clothes may be taken down with the clothes pins thereon. r

The nvention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction, and the right is herein reserved to maize such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claim. .rlllQ thus described my invention what is claimed is:

intersecting relation to provide oppositely converging bent portions therebeyond,' the ends of the oppositely converging bent portions being also disposed in intersecting relation and terminateto provide parallel end portions clothes engaging pin members car per portions of the companion clothes engaging pin members.

In testlmony whereof I affix my signature.

lVARVVIOK B. CANHFF. 

